IN RE FISHER

No. 11-10452.

640 F.3d 645 (2011)

In re James R. FISHER and Odyssey Residential Holdings, LP, Petitioners.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 9, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Hatchett Carney , John H. Carney & Associates, Dallas, TX, Paul G. Cassell , University of Utah, Sch. of Law, Salt Lake City, UT, for Petitioners.

Michael Paul Gibson , Carl David Medders , Burleson, Pate & Gibson, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, for Slovacek.

Chad E. Meacham , Asst. U.S. Atty., Dallas, TX, for U.S.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, SMITH and PRADO, Circuit Judges.


PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

The petitioners James R. Fisher and Odyssey Residential Holdings, LP (hereinafter, collectively, "Fisher") seek a writ of mandamus directing the district court to recognize that Fisher is a crime victim within the meaning of the Crime Victims' Rights Act ("CVRA"), 18 U.S.C. § 3771(d)(3), and the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act ("MVRA"), 18 U.S.C. § 3663A. We deny the petition because our current understanding of...

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